The chaos started when McGregor showed up unexpectedly at a press
event for UFC 223, scheduled to take place in Brooklyn on
Saturday. McGregor and his entourage caused
a scene as buses carrying other fighters were waiting to
leave the arena. They were seen yelling at the buses and at one
point throwing a guardrail at one of the vehicles, shattering a
windshield.

White said in the same press conference that a warrant was
out for McGregor's arrest, but NYPD officials initially denied
that fact, saying that he was only wanted for questioning
regarding the scene in Brooklyn. Now, it appears they will charge
McGregor.

The UFC has already pulled three fights from the UFC 223
card due to the incident. McGregor's teammate Artem Lobov has
been pulled from his fight against Alex Caceres for his
involvement in chaos. Additionally, lightweight Michael Chiesa
was forced to give up his fight against Anthony Pettis due to
facial lacerations, and flyweight Ray Borg has been forced out of
his bout due to an eye injury.

McGregor had been a champion in two weight classes in the
UFC before being formally stripped of his lightweight title
earlier in the week. Max Holloway and Khabib Nurmagomedov are
still expected to contest the now-vacated lightweight title at
UFC 223.